I finished reading The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield tonight. What a lovely book!
I've read such mixed reviews about this book that I think it's a love it or hate it kind of story. I loved it.
I loved the characters and the unfolding of the story within the story. I found it captivating and impossible to resist.
Now I'm moving on to Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris.
I just finished reading Enduring Love by Ian McEwan, and I'm reminded again why he is one of my favorite contemporary novelists.
This is a very short book, but an excellent read. I truly started to doubt the main character's sanity because the whole situation seemed so out there and no one in his life believed him when he tried to tell them what was going on.
As with his other novels, I love the way a chance incident completely changes the course of his characters' lives. Something so simple can have such a profound impact.
I also love the way he has a distinct style as a storyteller without resorting to formulaic repetition.
Very much so recommended.
Now I'm returning to The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. I'm about 30 pages in and very much so enjoying it so far.
I plowed through the last 150 or so pages of The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (part of Outlander series) last night. Now I've started an Ian McEwan novel called Enduring Love. Good so far.
